महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-5, verse-7

तद्वै सर्वं पाण्डुपुत्रा लभन्तां यत्तद्राजन्नतिसृष्टं त्वयासीत् ।
एष धर्मः परमो यत्स्वकेन राजा तुष्येन्न परस्वेषु गृध्येत् ॥७॥

7. tadvai sarvaṁ pāṇḍuputrā labhantāṁ; yattadrājannatisṛṣṭaṁ tvayāsīt ,
eṣa dharmaḥ paramo yatsvakena; rājā tuṣyenna parasveṣu gṛdhyet.

7. tat vai sarvam pāṇḍuputrāḥ labhantām
yat tat rājan atisṛṣṭam tvayā
āsīt | eṣaḥ dharmaḥ paramaḥ yat
svakena rājā tuṣyet na parasveṣu gṛdhyet

7. "Indeed, may the sons of Pāṇḍu obtain all that which was relinquished by you, O King. This is the supreme dharma (natural law): that a king should be content with his own property and not covet the property of others."

7. הו מלך, יקבלו בני פּאנְדוּ את כל מה שנלקח מהם ונמסר על ידך. זהו החוק העליון, שהמלך ישמח במה שלו ולא יחמוד את רכוש אחרים.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - Refers to what was relinquished. (that, that one)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - Agrees with 'tat' and 'atisṛṣṭam'. (all, whole)

• पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu

• लभन्ताम् (labhantām) - may they obtain, let them get

• यत् (yat) - Refers to 'tat' (that which). (which, whatever)

• तत् (tat) - This 'tat' serves as a correlative pronoun to the relative pronoun 'yat'. (that, that one)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• अतिसृष्टम् (atisṛṣṭam) - relinquished, given up, granted, abandoned

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, righteousness, natural law

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• यत् (yat) - Used here as a conjunction, introducing a clause. (that (conjunction), which)

• स्वकेन (svakena) - Often refers to 'one's own wealth' or 'one's own share'. (by one's own, with one's own (property))

• राजा (rājā) - a king

• तुष्येत् (tuṣyet) - may he be content, he should be pleased

• न (na) - not

• परस्वेषु (parasveṣu) - in others' property, among others' wealth

• गृध्येत् (gṛdhyet) - may he covet, he should covet, he should desire greedily

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - Refers to what was relinquished. (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: Refers to what was relinquished.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - Agrees with 'tat' and 'atisṛṣṭam'. (all, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'tat' and 'atisṛṣṭam'.

पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of the father of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

लभन्ताम् (labhantām) - may they obtain, let them get

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of labh

Imperative Middle

3rd person plural imperative middle of √labh (1st class)

Root: labh (class 1)

यत् (yat) - Refers to 'tat' (that which). (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'tat' (that which).

तत् (tat) - This 'tat' serves as a correlative pronoun to the relative pronoun 'yat'. (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: This 'tat' serves as a correlative pronoun to the relative pronoun 'yat'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अतिसृष्टम् (atisṛṣṭam) - relinquished, given up, granted, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atisṛṣṭa

atisṛṣṭa - relinquished, given up, granted, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √sṛj with ati-

Prefix: ati

Root: sṛj (class 6)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular imperfect active of √as (2nd class)

Root: as (class 2)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, righteousness, natural law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - dharma, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, best

यत् (yat) - Used here as a conjunction, introducing a clause. (that (conjunction), which)

(indeclinable)

स्वकेन (svakena) - Often refers to 'one's own wealth' or 'one's own share'. (by one's own, with one's own (property))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, own property/wealth

Note: Often refers to 'one's own wealth' or 'one's own share'.

राजा (rājā) - a king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तुष्येत् (tuṣyet) - may he be content, he should be pleased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of tuṣ

Optative Active

3rd person singular optative active of √tuṣ (4th class)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

परस्वेषु (parasveṣu) - in others' property, among others' wealth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of parasva

parasva - other's property, wealth of others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+sva)

• para – other, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• sva – own, property, wealth
  noun (neuter)

गृध्येत् (gṛdhyet) - may he covet, he should covet, he should desire greedily

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gṛdh

Optative Active

3rd person singular optative active of √gṛdh (4th class)

Root: gṛdh (class 4)

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